Police chasing thief
ID: MRC-01-0190
Format: SD
Description

WS POV Police chasing car thief / Charleston, South Carolina, USA<br /><br />Charleston, SC,While on Patrol Hanahan K-9 Police officer C. Veazey observed a beige van that matched the description of a stolen vehicle. After running the plates the van came back as still stolen. After calling for backup to initiate a felony traffic stop a pursuit ensued.,After three other officers J.A Barbare, Catell and Chapman lined up behind Veazey they initiated the stop and the Van seemed to comply at first and then accelerated. During the Pursuit Officer Veazey's car malfunctioned and he turned the lead on the pursuit to Officer Cattell.,Cattell, Chapman and Barbare pursued the vehicle until the driver entered a dead end street and turned around to continue fleeing. When cornered by the cruisers 17 year old Jesse Clayton Baugh tried to ram his van through the police cruisers. Officers pulled their weapons and started firing at the suspect who ran over Officer Chapman and crashed into his cruiser head on.,Officer Chapman barely escaped death as he was able to roll out from under the van and continue to fire at the suspect.,Officer Veazey rolled up on the scene towards the end and arrested the suspect by pulling him through the Van window.,Officer Chapman suffered only minor injuries and was able to walk away from the incident.,the Suspect was not hit by any of the bullets and was charged with 3 counts of Assault and Battery with intent to Kill, Failure to Stop and possession of a Stolen Vehicle.,The Suspect was underage at the time of the crime and accepted and plea arrangement to 18 months as a youthful offender.,Suspect Jesse Clayton Baugh - DOB 12/07/86

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